Nanyanga Surname

140,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nanyanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2191:32,0264,309
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Namibia3991:6,0391,171
Tanzania2971:178,25515,552
Zambia2921:54,2815,035
Kenya1491:309,93219,396
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nanyanga (22) may also be a first name.

Nanyanga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nanyanga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nanyanga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 140,940th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,303,270 people. Nanyanga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyanga live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nanyanga is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,219 people, or 1 in 32,026. In Uganda Nanyanga is mostly found in: Kaliro District, where 52 percent live, Mayuge District, where 10 percent live and Luuka District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Namibia, where 13 percent live.

Nanyanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nanyanga surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanyanga
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